August 29, 2018 | Headlines, War on Workers
(Source: Associated Press, August 27, 2018) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Unions representing teachers and other public employees sued on Monday to try to block a new Missouri law that they claim imposes “a raft of harsh restrictions” that “effectively...
August 23, 2018 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 22, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Workers’ salaries may be stuck in limbo, but that isn’t stopping top company executives from being rewarded financially. A new report from the Economic Policy Institute...
August 21, 2018 | Headlines, Unions, War on Workers
(Source: The Hill, August 17, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The chief executives at the 350 largest companies in the United States reportedly earned 312 times more than their average employees last year, according to a new study released on Thursday. Research carried out...
August 20, 2018 | Headlines, War on Workers
(Source: The Hill opinion column by Heidi Shierholz, August 12, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — By a two-to-one margin, Missouri voters voted down a so-called “right-to-work” (RTW) law on Tuesday. This is great news for working Missourians and the unions that represent them,...
August 9, 2018 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: Statement by Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa, August 8, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa about Missouri voters defeating Proposition A on the statewide ballot yesterday, which ensures...
August 8, 2018 | Headlines, War on Workers
(Source: National Public Radio, August 8, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Voters in Missouri have overwhelmingly rejected a right-to-work law passed by the state’s Republican-controlled legislature that would have banned compulsory union fees — a resounding victory for...
July 31, 2018 | Headlines, War on Workers
(Source: Kansas City Star, July 28, 2018) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s Proposition A must be defeated, and defeated soundly, union leaders said Saturday as volunteers prepared to canvass neighborhoods to encourage members to get out and vote on Aug. 7. Full story:...
July 23, 2018 | Headlines, War on Workers
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, July 20, 2018) CHICAGO — Less than a month after he won a Supreme Court case to preserve his First Amendment rights as a state worker not to pay union fees, Mark Janus has announced he’s quitting his job for a position with the conservative...
July 20, 2018 | CP, Headlines, War on Workers
(Source: Revelstoke Mountaineer, July 18, 2018) REVELSTOKE, B.C. — A Calgary-based CP Rail manager could face up to six months in prison and be charged $50,000 in fines after being found guilty of violating the Railway Safety Act. On July 16 CP Rail manager Tim...
July 19, 2018 | Headlines, War on Workers
(Source: Courthouse News Service, July 17, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Labor Tuesday rolled back the Obama-era, pro-union persuader rule that forced employers to disclose the identities of anti-union consultants. The agency cited attorney-client...
